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Yellowlines,arrow2,markthebumperofyourownvehicle.
AcousticwarningInadditiontotheopticalindicator,awarningsig#jnalsoundsifyourownvehiclemovesintothere#jspectivedirection.
Systemlimits
Thesystemmaynotbefullyfunctionalinthefol#j
lowingsituations:'xIfthespeedoftheapproachingvehicleisvery high.'xInheavyfog,wetconditions,orsnowfall.'xIntightcurves.'xIfthebumperisdirty,icedup,orcovered,forinstancebystickers.'xIfthefieldofviewofthesensorsiscovered,e.g.,bygaragewalls,hedgesorsnowhills.'xIfcargoprotrudes.'xWhencrossingobjectsmoveataveryslow
speed.'xIfotherobjectsareinthecapturerangeofthe sensors,thathidecrosstraffic.
Ifthetrailerpowersocketisinuseortrailertow#j
ingisactivated,forinstanceduringoperation withtrailerorbicyclerack,crosstrafficwarningis
notavailablefortheareabehindthevehicle.
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DrivingcomfortVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Chassiscomponents
Thechassiscomponentsareoptimizedforthe
vehicleanditsscopeofapplicationandthereby ensurethebestpossibleDrivingDynamics.
Two-axleridelevelcontrol
Concept
Airsuspensionensuresbestpossibledriving
comfortunderallloadconditions.Duetoavaria#j bleadjustmentofthefrontandrearaxles,thedampingisadjustedtothevehiclestate.
Generalinformation Regardlessoftheload,thevehiclewillbemain#j
tainedattheconfiguredvehiclelevel.
Dependingonthedrivingsituation,thevehicle
levelcanbesettofivelevels.
'xEntrylevel:
Lowestvehiclelevelsetting.
Theentrylevelcanbesetwhenthevehicleis
stationarywiththefollowingfeatures:'xWiththerockerswitchinthecentercon#j sole.'xWiththeBMWdisplaykey.'xWiththebuttoninthelowersectionofthe
tailgate.
Thevehiclewilladjustaccordingtothese#j lecteddrivingmodeatdrive-off.
'xSportlevel:
Lowestdrivinglevelfordrivingathigher speeds.'xNormallevel:
Standardlevelfornormalroadsandspeeds.'xHighlevel1:
Slightlyelevatedvehiclelevelforeasyterrain
atreducedspeed.
Ifnecessary,thevehiclewillbeloweredat
higherspeeds.'xHighlevel2:
Highestdrivinglevelforterrainswithmajor
unevensurfacesinthelowestspeedrange.
Ifnecessary,thevehiclewillbeloweredat
higherspeeds.
Leveladjustmenttakesplacewhenalldoorsare
closed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Adjustingthevehicleheightmayresultintrap#j
pedbodypartsordamagedvehicleparts. Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Whenadjustingthevehicleheight,
makesurethattheareasofmovementaround
thevehicleandatthewheelhousingarefree.
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OverviewRockerswitchinthevehicle
Settingthelevel
Withtherockerswitchinthecenter
console
Up
Pushtherockerswitchforward.
Inthelowspeedrange,thevehicleisraisedto
nexthigherlevelwhentherockerswitchis
pressed.
Down
Pulltherockerswitchbackward.
Thevehiclewilllowerbyonelevel.
Display
'xLEDontherockerswitchlightsup:displayof
thecurrentlevel.'xLEDontherockerswitchisflashing:adjust#j mentprocedureactive.Thevehicleraisesor
lowersitself.'xLEDontherockerswitchflashesfast:these#j
lectedlevelisnotpossibleatthistime.'xAllLEDsontherockerswitchareflashing:
systemisinitializing.Theselectedlevelwill beadjustedaftertheinitializationwherere#jquired.
Automatic
Whiledriving
IntheSPORTdrivingmode,SPORT+driving modeorathigherspeeds,thevehiclelowersit#j
selfautomatically.
Whenasetvehiclelevelisexitedduetothe
speed,thevehiclelevelwillbeadjustedaccord#j
ingtotheselecteddrivingmode.
Intheeventofaflattire
Whenalossofthetireinflationpressureisde#j
tectedonawheel,thewheelloadwillbereduced
automaticallytoincreasethepossiblerangeof
travel.Inthissituation,onlythenormallevelis available.
WiththeBMWdisplaykey Concept
ThevehiclelevelcanbeadjustedwiththeBMW
displaykeywhenthevehicleisstationary,forin#j
stanceforeasierloadingorasanentryaid.
Settingthelevel
1.Applyparkingbrakeandswitchdrive-ready stateoffusingtheStart/Stopbutton.2.Closingthedoors.3.Ifnecessary,switchonthedisplayonthe
BMWdisplaykeyandcancelthedisplaylock.
BMWdisplaykey,refertopage 82.4.OntheBMWdisplaykey,changetothefol#j
lowingmenu:"Entrylevel".5."Heightcontrol"6.'x"Lower":tapthebutton.Thevehiclelow#j
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Forsafetyreasons,loweringisonlypossi#jblefromthenormallevelortheSport
level.'x"Raise":tapthebutton.Thevehiclewill raiseitselffromtheentrylevelaccording
totheselecteddrivemode.
Terminatingtheadjustmentprocedure
Anadjustmentprocedurethatwasstartedonthe
BMWdisplaykeycanbeterminatedwiththe
BMWdisplaykey.
"Cancel":tapthebutton.Thevehicleraisesor
lowersitselfbacktothestartinglevel.
Withthebuttoninthelowertailgate Whenthetailgateisopened,thevehicle
canbeloweredtotheentryleveland
raisedagainbypressingthebutton.Theflashing oftheLEDinthebuttonindicatesthelevel
change.
Duringtheraisingprocedure,thevehicleraises
itselffromtheentryleveltothelevelthatwasse#j
lectedlastorthenormallevel.
Terminatingtheadjustmentprocedure
Anadjustmentprocedurethatwasstartedwith thebuttoninthelowertailgatecanbeterminatedwiththisbutton.
Pressthebuttonagain.Thevehicleraisesor
lowersitselfbacktothestartinglevel.
Systemlimits
'xItmaynotbepossibletochangethelevelduringdynamicdriving.'xItmaynotbepossibletochangethelevelif
theaxlesarelimited.'xItmayonlybepossibletoliftthevehiclelevel
whiletheengineisrunning.'xIfthestateofchargeofthevehiclebatteryis
toolow,alevelchangemaynotbepossible.'xIfleveladjustmentisactivatedfrequentlyin
quicksuccession,thesystemswitchesofftopreventoverheatingandistemporarilyun#j availableoroperateswithadelay.Letthesystemcool,ifneeded.
TherapidlyflashingLEDontherockerswitch
indicatesthatthesystemisunavailable.'xIftheloadisincreased,thehighestdriving
levelmaybelockedorautomaticallyexitedin
ordertoprotectthesystem.'xWhenthetrailerpowersocketisinuseor whentrailertowingisactivated,onlythenor#j
mallevelisavailable.
Wheelchange
Beforeawheelchange,deactivatethesystem:Presstherockerswitchforwardorpullitback#jwardforapprox.7seconds.Aftertherocker
switchisreleased,theLEDindicatoronthe rockerswitchwillgoout.
Activatingthesystem:presstherockerswitch
forwardorpullitbackwardforapprox.7seconds.
Aftertherockerswitchisreleased,theLEDindi#j catorwillreactivate.
Malfunction
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.Thesys#j
temisimpaired.Vehiclehandlingmaybealtered
anddrivingcomfortmaybenoticeablyreduced.
Visitthenearestdealer'sservicecenteroran#j
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Longperiodswhenvehicleis
parked
Duringlongperiodswhenthevehicleisparked,it
canloweritself.Thisisnotamalfunction.
Whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedonwith thedoorsclosed,thevehicleisraisedtothenor#j
mallevelautomatically.
Dependingonthestateofthevehicle,raisingto
normallevelmaytakeseveralminutes.
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xOffroadpackage
Concept
ThexOffroadpackagesupportsthedriverwhen
drivingawayfromunpavedroadsorwithreduced traction.ThesystemoffersfourdifferentxOff#j
roaddrivingmodesforselection.
xOffroaddrivemodesandlevels
ThexOffroaddrivemodescanbeselected basedonthegroundconditions.
WhenanxOffroaddrivemodeisswitchedon,in#j dividualsystemsinthevehiclearesettothebest
possibletractionanddrivingstability.
Withthetwo-axleridelevelcontrol,thevehiclelevelissetforthecorrespondingxOffroaddrive
mode.
xOffroaddrivemodeLevel"xGRAVEL"Highlevel1"xSAND"Highlevel1"xROCKS"Highlevel2"xSNOW"Normallevel.
Generalinformation
Thesystemoptimizesthedrivingbehaviorandthetractiononunpavedsurfaceswithinthe
physicallimits.
Itisoperatedwiththebuttonandrockerswitch
inthecenterconsole.
ObservetheinformationinthechapterDriving
tipsfordrivingonpoorroads.
Additionalinformation:
Drivingonpoorroads,refertopage 332.
Overview
Buttonandrockerswitchinthe
centerconsole1SwitchthexOffroaddrivingmodeon/off.2SetthexOffroaddrivingmode.
Switchingon
Pressbutton1orrockerswitch2forwardorpull
back.ThexOffroaddrivingmode"xGRAVEL"is
switchedon.TheLEDonthebuttonlightsup. Thedrivingmodeisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster.
Theeffectivespeedrangeisdisplayedinthe
speedometerwithalinebelowthescale.
SettingthexOffroaddriving
mode
Pushtherockerswitchforwardorpullitbackre#j peatedlyuntilthedesiredxOffroaddrivingmodeisdisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.
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xOffroaddrivingmodesindetail
Alldrivingmodes WhenthexOffroaddrivingmodesareswitched
on,thefollowingvehiclesettingswillbeapplied:'xAutoStart/Stopfunctionisswitchedoff.'xTransmissionandacceleratorpedal:theshift#j
ingbehaviorandresponsetotheaccelerator pedalareadjusted.'xTheall-wheel-drivesystemissettothebest
possibletraction.'xDisplayontheControlDisplay:thepowerdis#j
tributiononthewheelscanalsobedisplayed
inthexOffroaddisplay.
Withtheproperequipment,additionalterrain-
specificcameraperspectivescanbese#j
lected.'xHead-UpDisplay:inadditiontothespeed
limit,thecompassandthevaluesforinclina#j
tionanglesandtiltangleswillalsobedis#j
playedintheHead-upDisplay.
xGRAVEL
ThisdrivemodeisactiveeverytimethexOffroaddrivemodesareswitchedon.
Settingfor:"Optimizedvehiclesettingforeasy
terrain."
Whenswitchingon,thefollowingadditionalvehi#j clesettingsarecarriedout,forexample:
'xAntilockBrakingSystem:theresponsebe#j haviorisadjusted.'xDSCDynamicStabilityControl:theresponsebehaviorisadjusted.'xTwo-axleridelevelcontrol:highlevel1isset.
xSAND
Settingfor:"Optimizedvehiclesettingforheavy
terrainwithloosesurface.Formaximumtraction,
deactivateDSC."
Whenswitchingon,thefollowingadditionalvehi#j clesettingsarecarriedout,forexample:
'xAntilockBrakingSystem:theresponsebe#j haviorisadjusted.'xDSCDynamicStabilityControl:theresponsebehaviorisadjusted.'xTwo-axleridelevelcontrol:highlevel1isset.
xROCKS
Settingfor:"Optimizedvehiclesettingforheavy
terrainwithstrongirregularities.Formaximum traction,deactivateDSC."
Whenswitchingon,thefollowingadditionalvehi#j
clesettingsarecarriedout,forexample:
'xAntilockBrakingSystem:theresponsebe#j haviorisadjusted.'xDSCDynamicStabilityControl:theresponsebehaviorisadjusted.'xTwo-axleridelevelcontrol:highlevel2isset.
xSNOW
Settingfor:"Optimizedvehiclesettingfor
assuredhandlingonslipperyroad."
Whenswitchingon,thefollowingadditionalvehi#j
clesettingsarecarriedout,forexample:
'xTwo-axleridelevelcontrol:normallevelisset.'xSteptronictransmission:theshiftbehavioris
settogentlegearchanges.Thevehicle drivesoffinsecondgear.'xAcceleratorpedal:thecharacteristicofthe
acceleratorpedalisoptimizedforgentledriv#j ingbehavior.
Manualswitchingoff
Pressbutton1.TheLEDonthebuttongoesout.
Thelastdrivingmodethatwassetthroughthe DrivingDynamicsControlwillbeactivated.
DisplayontheControlDisplay DisplayxViewdisplay
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3."xOFFROAD"
or
"xVIEW"
Thefollowinginformationisdisplayed:
'xWithanavigationsystem:compassdisplay forthedrivingdirection.'xWithnavigationsystem:elevationforthecur#jrentposition.'xWithnavigationsystem:destinationflagincompassdirectiontothedestination.'xPitchattitudewithdegreeindicationandper#j
centage.'xTransversegradientwithdegreeindication.'xGraphicdisplayforthesteeringangle.'xLeveladjustmentofthetwo-axleridelevel control.
WiththexOffroadpackage,thefollowingaddi#j
tionalinformationcanbedisplayed:
'xWithSurroundView:dependingonthe
speed,terrain-specificcameraperspectives.'xxOffroaddrivemodecurrentlyactive.'xDistributionofdrivetorquetothewheels.
Systemlimits
ThexOffroadpropertiesmaybereducedathigherspeedswhererequired.
Adaptivechassis
Concept
Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotion
whenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortraveling
onunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition anddrivingstyle.
Activerollstabilization
Concept
Thesystemreducesthelateraltiltofthevehicle thatoccursduringrapiddrivingincurvesordur#jingquickevasivemaneuvers.
Generalinformation Thelateraltiltofthevehicleisbalancedoutby
permanentadjustmentonthefrontandrear
axles.Thevehicleisthusalwaysstabilized.
Agilityanddrivingcomfortareincreasedunderall drivingconditions.
Tuning
Thesystemoffersdifferentsettingsrangingfrom comfortabletraveltodynamicdriving.
Thesettingsareassignedtothedifferentdrive
modesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 140.
AdaptiveMchassis
Concept
TheAdaptiveMchassisisacontrollablechassis. Thissystemreducesundesirablevehiclemotionwhenusingadynamicdrivingstyleortravelingonunevenroadsurfaces.
Generalinformation
Thedrivingdynamicsanddrivingcomfortareen#j
hanceddependingontheroadsurfacecondition
anddrivingstyle.
Dependingontheequipment,therearaxlelock differentialwillbeadjustedforthetractioncondi#j
tionsasneeded.
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Tuning
Thesystemoffersdifferentshockabsorberset#j tingsrangingfromcomfortabletraveltodynamic
driving.
Thedampingsettingsareassignedtothediffer#j
entdrivemodesoftheDrivingDynamicsControl.
Additionalinformation:
DrivingDynamicsControl,refertopage 140.
AdaptiveMChassis Professional
Concept
TheAdaptiveMSuspensionProfessionalisan
activelycontrolledsportchassis/suspension.The systemincreasesdrivingcomfortandminimizesthelateraltiltwhendrivingaroundcurves.
TheAdaptiveMSuspensionProfessionalen#jcompassesthefollowingsystems:
'xSportsuspension.'xAdaptivechassis.'xActiverollstabilization.'xIntegralActiveSteering.
Generalinformation
Foractivecontrol,thissystemusestheavailable
information,forinstancefromthenavigationsys#j
temortheDrivingstyleanalysis.
Thisinformationinfluencesthecontrolofthefol#j
lowingsystems,especiallyinADAPTIVEdriving
mode:
'xAdaptivechassis.'xActiverollstabilization.'xIntegralActiveSteering.
Thisfurtherincreasestheagilityandcomfortof thevehicle.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
Dependingontheequipment,therearaxlelock
differentialwillbeadjustedforthetractioncondi#j
tionsasneeded.
PerformanceControl
PerformanceControlenhancestheagilityofthe vehicle.
Toincreasemaneuverability,wheelsarebraked
individuallywhenasportydrivingstyleisused.
Enginesound
Dependingontheequipmentandnational-mar#j
ketversion,youmaybeabletoconfigurethe
soundoftheengine.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Generalsettings"4."Enginesound"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
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ClimatecontrolVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Interiorairquality
Theairqualityinthevehicleisimprovedbythe
followingcomponents:
'xEmissiontestedpassengercompartment.'xMicrofilter.'xAirconditioningsystemtocontrolthetem#j
perature,airflowandrecirculated-airmode.
Dependingontheequipment:
'xMicrofilter/activated-charcoalfilter.'xIonization.'xFragrancing.'xAutomaticrecirculated-aircontrolAUC.'xParked-carventilation.Automaticclimatecontrol
Overview
Buttonsinthevehicle
Climatecontrolfunctions
ButtonFunctionTemperature.Maximumcooling.AUTOprogram.Recirculated-airmode.Airflow,manual.
IntensityAUTOprogram.Airdistribution,manual.Defrostanddefogthewind#j
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ButtonFunctionSeatandarmrestheating,refer
topage 127.orActiveseatventilation,referto
page 128.Climatecontroloperation.
OpenClimatemenu,suchasfor
thefollowingsettings:upper
bodytemperatureadjustment,
parked-carventilation.
Someofthefunctionscanalsobeusedvia
voice,e.g.,temperature.
OpeningtheClimatemenu Pressthebuttonontheupperside.
TheClimatemenuisdisplayed.
Forexample,thefollowingclimatecontrolfunc#j
tionscanbeaccessedviatheClimatemenu:
'xFragrance.'xAirquality.'xHeating/ventilation.'xParked-carventilation/heating
Individualsettingscanbeenteredforsomeof theclimatefunctions,e.g.,switchingon/off,in#j
tensity.
Switchingon/off
Switchingon Pressanybuttonexceptforthefollowing:
'xMenu/ClimateCont.'xRearwindowdefroster.'xLowerairflowbuttonside.'xSeatheating.'xSeatventilation.Switchingoff'xCompletesystem:
Pressandholdthebuttononthe
driver'ssideuntilthecontrolpanel
switchesoff.'xOnthefrontpassengerside:
Pressandholdthelowerbuttonon
thefrontpassengerside.
Temperature
Concept
Theautomaticclimatecontrolachievestheset temperatureasquicklyaspossible,ifneeded,by
usingthemaximumcoolingorheatingcapacity,
andthenkeepsitconstant.
Adjusting
Usingthebutton:
Presstheupperorlowerbuttonsideto
setthedesiredtemperature.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4."Heating/ventilation"5."Driver"or"Frontpassenger"6."Temperature:"7.Setthedesiredtemperature.8."OK"
Donotrapidlyswitchbetweendifferenttempera#j turesettings.Otherwise,theautomaticclimate
controlwillnothavesufficienttimetoadjustthe
settemperature.
Temperatureoftheventilation Generalinformation
Thetemperatureoftheventilationintheupper
bodyregioncanbeadjusted.
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